2:50 PM,
Aug. 5, 2013

Corey Johnston (left) and Kim Arbuckle are co-owners of the newly opened Blend at Clearwater Shoppes, 82nd Street and Dean Road.

Written by

Amanda Bell
Star correspondent

Nearly 20 years after the retro-hipsters in "Swingers"put young Americans in the mood for a classic martini - and the slow-paced pleasure of a stogie - the cigar bar is back.

While Nicky Blaine's has long served as Indianapolis' primary, velvet-tufted den of indulgence, the local scene is growing. Village Cigar opened in Broad Ripple last summer. Bu Da Lounge, which calls itself "the first Asian-inspired cigar-martini lounge," moved from a narrow space on Massachusetts Avenue to a larger location on Market Street about a year and a half ago.